Nabadwip Bakultala High School

Nabadwip Bakultala High School is a government-aided higher secondary boys' school situated in Nabadwip, West Bengal, India. This school was established in 1875 during the British Colonial period of India. The school now provvides classes from V to XII, with Arts, Science, and Commerce streams

Nabadwip Bakultala High School
নবদ্বীপ বকুলতলা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
Nabadwip Bakultala High School
Address
Netaji Subhash Road

Nabadwip
,
West Bengal
,
741302

India
Coordinates23°24′28.5″N 88°21′53.1″E
Information
School typeHigher Secondary
Established1875 (1875) (As Nabadwip Banga Vidyalaya)
School boardWBBSE, WBCHSE
PresidentBimankrishna Saha (Managing Committee)
HeadmasterDipankar Saha
GenderBoys'
Age range10+ to 18+
ClassesV to XII
LanguageBengali, English
Color(s)Green, White   
Song"Amader Bakultala" ("আমাদের বকুলতলা" in Bengali language)
SportsFootball, Cricket, Chess
NicknameNBHS
YearbookBakulkatha

Entrance to the school

History

This school was founded primarily with the name 'Nabadwip Banga Vidyalaya' in the year 1875 at another place, where now situated a girls' school namely Nabadwip Bakultala Balika Vidyalaya. In those days, the surrounding remained in cheery echoing of children. As lessons were started under a Spanish Cheery tree ('বকুল' in Bengali language), it came to be known as 'Bakultala school' by the people.[1]

Every year 3 January is observed as the establishment day of school. Though it was a primary school at the time of foundation, now the primary section is not running. It became a high school in 1924.[2] The first secretary of the school was Jana Ranjan Roy (1925 - 1928) and the first president was the S.D.O. (Ex-officio) of Sadar Subdivision, Nadia (01/01/1925 - 23/12/1966).[3] Headmasters Shri Shashibhushan Tarafdar (1924 - 1942) and Shri Nityaniranjan Kabiraj (1942 - 1960) are being remembered greatly in the history of the school. This school has produced a large number of successful students helped by many remarkable teachers.

About School
Front view of Nabadwip Bakultala High School in 2021
Nabadwip Bakultala High School in 2015

This school is situated beside Nabadwip Municipality. There are about 40 classrooms distributed among two three-storied and one one-storied building. There are laboratories of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography etc subjects. Students can take part in N C C . Now there are 34 teachers and 9 teaching-staffs in this school. Nabadwip Bakultala High School is one of the best and oldest Higher secondary schools of Nabadwip as well as Nadia district. Near about 1450 students read in this school.

There is also an organisation of ex-students named 'Nabadwip Bakultala Vidyalaya Praktan Chhatra Sammilani'.

NBHS during Saraswati Puja

Various cultural events are being observed in the school, among them Saraswati puja gets one of the highest priority and repute.

Much desired main gate was inaugurated recently. After remaining stopped for some years, the yearly magazine 'Bakulkatha' was published in 2018. Every year the handwritten wall-magazine 'Bakulkunri' (বকুলকুঁড়ি) is being published as well.

Medium

Mainly the learning medium is Bengali. Alongside in 2018, English medium has started.

Teaching and non-teaching staffs of NBHS

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Mother Institute". Archived from the original on 2020-07-19.
  2. Majumdar, Durgadas (1978). "GAZETTER OF INDIA WEST BENGAL : NADIA by Durgadas Majumdar, I.A.S. (retd.), former State Editor". State Editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers.
  3. Bakulkatha (বকুলকথা). p. At 62.
  4. "Bengali couples earned world fame in the field of Science". Anandabazar Patrika. 17 November 2020. p. 03. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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